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French, Daniel Chester,
Potter, Edward Clark,
Bacon, Henry,
Troy White Granite Company,
Henry-Bonnard Bronze Company,
Portrait male -- Hooker, Joseph
Occupation -- Military
Equestrian
Dress -- Uniform
Outdoor Sculpture -- Massachusetts -- Boston
Sculpture
General Joseph Hooker, (sculpture).
Artist:
French, Daniel Chester, 1850-1931, sculptor.
Potter, Edward Clark, 1857-1923, sculptor.
Bacon, Henry, 1866-1924, architect.
Troy White Granite Company, contractor.
Henry-Bonnard Bronze Company, founder.
Title:
General Joseph Hooker, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Joseph Hooker, (sculpture).
Dates:
1903.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze; Base: red granite.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 15 x 5 x 12 ft.; Base: approx. 20 x 8 x 18 ft.
Inscription:
(On right side base:) Daniel Chester French / Edward C. Potter / Sculptors (On left side base:) The Henry-Bonnard Bronze Co/Founders N.Y. 1903 signed Founder's mark appears.
Description:
A portrait of General Joseph Hooker dressed in his Civil War Uniform and seated on his horse. He holds the horse's reins in his proper left hand. The sculpture rests atop a rectangular granite base.
Subject:
Portrait male -- Hooker, Joseph -- Full length
Occupation -- Military -- General
Equestrian
Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Massachusetts -- Boston
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Massachusetts Art Commission, Beacon Street, Massachusetts State House, Room 10, Boston, Massachusetts 02133 Accession Number: 1903.1
Located Massachusetts State House, Beacon Hill, Entrance to east wing, Boston, Massachusetts 02133
Remarks:
The sculpture was commissioned by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The figure was modeled by French and the horse was modeled by Potter.
References:
Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985
Richman, Michael, "Daniel Chester French: An American Sculptor," New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art for the National Trust for Historic Preservation, 1976, pg. 28.
Massachusetts Art Commission, "Art in the Massachusetts State House," 1986.
Carlock, Marty, "A Guide to Public Art in Greater Boston," Boston: Harvard Common Press, 1988.
National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, MA5061, MA0138, 1989.
Monumental News, March, June 1903.
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Massachusetts survey, 1997.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Richman, Michael, "Daniel Chester French: An American Sculptor," New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art for the National Trust for Historic Preservation, 1976, pg. 28.
Massachusetts Art Commission, "Art in the Massachusetts State House," 1986, pg. 41.
Whitehall, Walter Muir, "Boston Statues," Barre, Massachusetts: Barre Publishers, 1970, pg. 52.
Note:
The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide.
Repository:
Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012
Control Number:
IAS 76006036
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